HM Revenue and Customs is hiring a head of networks, for those who fancy a real pre-Brexit IT challenge.
“We’re creating a dynamic, agile technology organisation that works on two levels: we want the most amazing experience for customers and citizens, both internal and external; and we are building careers that are rewarding …

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What they really need...

...is a new "get the bastards to pay what they're supposed to" department...

...as opposed to the "special treatment for the rich and famous" section they're running at the moment (which could be classified as being an accessory to tax fraud, but that's a whole different can of worms).

"Networks Delivery Group"

In 1 year's time:

"Your personal data is perfectly safe with us and be assured that the recent error where over 30m UK taxpayer records were left in an unencrypted CSV file on an insecure AWS S3 Bucket was a one-off mistake and will not be repeated"

Re: "Networks Delivery Group"

CDS’ predecessor, CHIEF, is supplied by IBM, and concerns have swirled for a while that if CDS stutters, CHIEF may not be able to take up the slack, and time available to sort all this out getting shorter by the day. Something else to turn the head of networks grey.

As we reported back in June: “Full import functionality [of CDS] is now due in November and export in December, with migration of traders expected to be complete in January.”

I hope HMRC is good at bullshit dodging, this reads like The Matrix, with a humongous pile of excrement, floating through the air in sloooow motion, in direction of a humongous fan.

If we count on HMRC to have heard of PRINCE2, we're delusional. Some @IBM have, however, they have no incentive to plan ahead, they know that if CDS fails, which it obviously will, HMRC will renew the CHIEF contract plus big $$$bn to adapt it to the new functionality asap. The more HMRC will be in a hurry, the more $$$bn IBM will rake in ... patience pays off!

Re: Twaddle

At this grade it could be a CBE.

And how likely that the successful candidate could also be a Scot (or if an outsider some one from Sainsbury - HMRC appear to have given up on folk from Severn Trent and mobile phone companies for the time being).